NAME:
Ms. McArdle and Ms. Jumper
SCHOOL:
Howard High School
CLASS:
11th Grade Honors English and AP Language and Composition
SCHOOL PHONE:
410.313.2867
Instructors
This course will be taught by co-teachers. Co-teaching is becoming one of the
fastest-growing inclusive practices in schools. Co-teaching occurs when two or
more professionals jointly deliver substantive instruction to a group of
students in a single physical space. It involves the distribution of
responsibility for planning, instruction, and evaluation for a classroom of
students. Research continues to support the idea that students learn better
from two people who have different ways of thinking or teaching. Many
educational critics agree that co-teaching is a creative way to connect with
and support others to help all children learn. Others say that co-teaching is
a way to make schools more effective.
One co-teacher, Ms. McArdle, is an expert in both instruction and American
literature. The other co-teacher, Ms. Jumper, is currently a graduate student
at Johns Hopkins University and is an expert in nonfiction writing.
Ms. McArdle grew up in Connecticut. She attended Hofstra University in New
York and Towson University in Maryland, where she received her B.A. in English
and Secondary Education. She then attended the College of Notre Dame in
Maryland, where she received her M.A. in Educational Leadership. Ms. McArdle
taught for eight years at Patapsco High School in Baltimore County, and this
will be her fifth year teaching at Howard High School. Ms. McArdle completed
her National Teacher Certification during the last school year (2008-09) and
has numerous certifications in the instruction of SAT strategies.
Additionally, Ms. McArdle has been trained and certified by the College Board
to be an AP essay scorer for both the AP Language and Composition exam and the
AP Literature and Composition exam. Ms. McArdle is currently completing a
Ph.D program in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Language
Arts Instruction at the University of Maryland (College Park). She lives with
her husband, cat, and fabulous pugs in Baltimore City.
Ms. Jumper grew up in Central Pennsylvania. She attended the University of
Pittsburgh where she received a B.A. in English Writing (Nonfiction) and a
Certificate in Film Studies. She spent two years in Kochi, Japan where she
taught English language to Japanese students at Kochi Higashi High School.
Ms. Jumper is currently completing a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program
in Secondary English Education at Johns Hopkins University. She enjoys
traveling, reading, cooking, and most outdoor activities.